That little pink ribbon. We have all seen it every year in October, and most people are aware that it is associated with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, not as many are aware of its roots and its goals. Who Started it? Breast Cancer Awareness Month began in 1985 as a partnership between the American […]
It’s often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and a new study from Massachusetts General Brigham emphasizes the adage. It also indicates an easy change that older adults can make that might boost their health and longevity. As we get older, what and how we eat tends to change, but until this study, less has […]
Red light therapy, also known as LED therapy, is gaining popularity in the skin care world for its potential anti-aging benefits. As CBS News reports, Dr. Rachel Nazarian, a board-certified dermatologist in New York, told “CBS Mornings Plus” that LED, or light emitting diodes, create a narrow wavelength that can “penetrate the deepest into the tissue, which […]
World Rabies Day is celebrated annually on September 28 to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease. This day also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine. With a fatality rate of almost 100% once symptoms appear, rabies remains […]
As the fall season begins, COVID-19 cases are still climbing in much of the United States. The country has yet to emerge from a late summer COVID wave driven by the new “Stratus” variant, which is sickening Americans from coast to coast. As TODAY.com reports, as of Sept. 13, the level of COVID-19 viral activity […]
The painkiller acetaminophen or paracetamol is one of the most widely taken drugs during pregnancy, used by roughly half of all pregnant people worldwide. But as Nature reports, on Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would slap a new warning label on the drug, citing a “possible association” between autism in […]
National Women’s Health and Fitness Day, started in 2002, is celebrated every year on the last Wednesday of September, falling on September 24 this year. It’s a special day to promote the importance of health awareness and fitness for all women. Though healthy living is important for both men and women, this day acknowledges that […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine recommendations committee on Friday wrapped two days of meetings that involved votes on a range of recommendations regarding COVID-19, measles and more. As NBC News reports, the recommendations panel, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, has undergone changes in recent months, with all new members picked by Health and Human […]
Do you have a habit of sitting on the toilet, scrolling through your phone? You might want to stop. As PCMag reports, a team of researchers surveyed 125 adults at a Boston area medical center and found a correlation between using a phone while pooping and an increased risk of developing hemorrhoids. “Smartphone use on the toilet […]
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month It is a time to promote healthy growth in children. Weight gain occurs when an individual’s energy intake exceeds their energy expenditure — in other words, when calories in exceed calories out. What is less well understood is the fact […]